Food Management’s 2020 Top 50 Contract Management Companies in education, healthcare, business and sports/entertainment venues

Food Management’s Top 50 Contract Management Companies tabulates the 50 largest firms by 2019 revenue operating dining, catering and other food-related services for clients in fields ranging from schools, colleges, hospitals and senior living facilities to business and industry, sports and entertainment, corrections and parks/recreation. Each company is ranked by top-line North American revenues for fiscal or calendar year 2019, in millions of dollars. All figures are self-reported, unless noted with an (e), which connotes an FM estimate. Estimated numbers are derived from research and analysis, including published reports and previously submitted company data, when available.

While the goal of the Top 50 is to provide the most accurate comparison of the largest foodservice contractors, it does not necessarily reflect listed companies’ relative market position in a particular segment or market. In addition, some companies—particularly the top three—do a portion of their business in areas other than foodservice. We have tried to note this where the information is available.

While the top four companies have remained the same from previous Top 50 listings—including Compass Group remaining at No. 1 as by far the largest foodservice contract management firm in the U.S. as well as internationally—the 2020 Top 50 sees the addition of two major airport/transportation venue dining service providers in HMSHost and SSP America, both units of larger European firms operating in multiple countries. In fact, four of the top six firms in the listing are units of European firms, including Compass (Britain), Sodexo (France), HMSHost (Italy) and Elior (France).

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2019 data table >>

Top 6 risers >>

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